DEAR MISS MANNERS: A car wash I patronize has two single-occupant washrooms, one labeled “Men,” the other “Ladies.” I had ...

Miss Manners therefore suggests that you turn that weak smile into something that does, in fact, betray your irritation, ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My friends manage to arrive at most places at a specific time -- doctors’ offices, work meetings, etc.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a gentleman who strives to live a mannerly life. In that regard, when riding public transportation, I ...

Dear Miss Manners: I am a married woman, over 65 years old, who has a number of platonic friendships with men. Having moved away from my hometown years ago, I often visit there, sometimes for a ...

Dear Miss Manners: I am a 50-year-old man who works in a field where the majority of staff are women. I am in management and find myself referring to staff as “girls” in conversations with ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a 67-year-old man who works out regularly at a gym. The gym is open 24/7, and members have a key fob to enter since it is not always staffed.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Can you please list the requirements of the best man in a wedding? There is only a best man, no groomsmen. It is a fancy destination wedding, and the gentlemen are best friends.

Advice Miss Manners: Is ‘man-spreading’ grad student deliberately trying to undermine me in front of colleagues? Published: Feb. 28, 2025, 10:30 a.m.

Miss Manners: The wedding dinner is for couples only, but I can’t invite a dead man Plus: The hosts will show a video lauding our son's cousin. What are our polite options?

Miss Manners, written by Judith Martin and her two perfect children, Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Marin, has chronicled the continuous rise and fall of American manners since 1978.

Advice Miss Manners: The man I’ve been dating for the last year doesn’t use the words ‘thank you’ or ‘please’ Published: Oct. 31, 2024, 8:00 a.m.